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Sunday, 29 September 2013

BBC News

• Two hurt as motorbike hits lamp postPolice are appealing for witnesses after a motorbike hit a lamp post in Cardiff in the early hours.
• Crash victim was trapped under HGVPolice reveal that a man killed by an HGV may have been trapped under the vehicle for several miles after being struck.
• Building blaze redirects flightsHeathrow flights are redirected and roads closed after fire breaks out at nearby storage buildings.
• Number of London bus journeys fallsThe number of bus journeys taken in London fell last year for the first time in 15 years, according to figures released by the Department for Transport.

The Independent

• United Airlines pilot suffers fatal heart attack mid-flight A US pilot who suffered a heart attack mid flight has died, despite receiving CPR from a doctor on board as an off duty pilot assisted in an emergency landing.    

The Observer

• Scrapping HS2 rail link would be a disaster, warns transport secretaryPatrick McLoughlin faces down doubts before Tory conference, even as other parties start to hedge support for high-speed lineAbandoning plans to build the £42.6bn HS2 high-speed rail line would be a national disaster, the cabinet minister in charge of the project has said, as he admits for the first time that it will be more difficult to press ahead without the Labour party's support.In an interview with the Observer, the transport secretary, Patrick McLoughlin, insists that he, David Cameron and the chancellor, George Osborne, all remain fully committed to building the new line from London to...

The Telegraph

• British student killed in French motorway crashA driver was under arrest in France on Saturday after one British student was killed and another badly injured as they tried to cross a busy motorway.    
• If HS2 ever gets built, it'll take a hike to ride itLatest rail project re-branding shows how out of touch the Tories are, says Andrew Gilligan    

Daily Express

• EXCLUSIVE: Laser horror as attempts to blind pilots puts UK passengers at riskTHOUSANDS of planes coming in to land at Britain’s busiest airports are being endangered by a wave of potentially deadly laser attacks from the ground.

Daily Record

• Revealed: Rail bosses accuse Oxbridge 'urban explorer' of putting lives at risk after he scales 360ft Forth Bridge for kicksBRADLEY GARRETT, an Oxford University tutor, made his way to the top of the structure before walking across the entire 8000ft span of the bridge as sleeper trains passed below.

Mail Online

• Pilot admits that he and his co-pilot were both asleep just minutes before they were due to land their freight flightThe pilot, known only as 'John', said he and his co-pilot were towards the end of a long overnight shift that started at 1.30am when they both fell asleep.
• MP attacks 'predatory' airport parking patrols which fine drivers £100 for dropping off passengers even if they stop for just a few secondsA parking company is paying £25,000 a year to patrol an approach road to Liverpool John Lennon Airport (pictured), and issue £100 penalty notices.

This is Money

• Growing confidence and PPI mis-selling payouts help to fuel a boom in British car salesBritain's car sales are enjoying their best boom since the 1990s, figures out on Friday will show.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• A55 motorists face month of roadworks misery on Britannia Bridge Traffic lights will reduce the bridge to a single lane while the essential works take place

Manchester Evening News

• Tory MP hits back over 'madness' of row over free public transportJake Berry, Tory MP for Rossendale and Darwen, and north west spokesman for the party attacked the Green Party which had called the move 'outrageous'

Northern Echo

• Road improvement works for A1 at Newton Aycliffe and A66 at Boldron and Stainmore THE HIGHWAYS agency has announced several road closures and temporary traffic measures in the South Durham area to allow for new or ongoing improvement work.

The York Press

• UPDATED: £2m flood prevention boost for York YORK has been awarded £2 million to help to prevent flooding on one of the busiest roads into the city and overhaul access from Selby and the Designer Outlet.
• Fundraising cyclists ride seven-seater bike from York to Leeds FUNDRAISERS saddled up on a seven-seater bike to cycle from York to Leeds for charity.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Demonstrators protest in Stafford over HS2 Around 150 demonstrators took to the streets of Stafford today to protest the building of the controversial High Speed (HS2) railline through the county.
• More average speed cameras go live on the M6More average speed cameras have been switched on along the M6 – enforcing limits of 50mph and 40mph.

Carlisle News & Star

• West Cumbrian woman has six-year drink-drive ban cut A woman motorist found behind the wheel of her car while she was over the drink-drive limit by nearly five times has won her battle to have her ban reduced from six years to four.

Other Regional Press

• Oakley double yellow lines 'easing problems' NEW parking measures introduced to a congested road have helped ease the problem, according to parish councillors.
• Steel locomotive sculpture in Stockton is unveiledA giant steel sculpture celebrating Stockton’s railway heritage now welcomes visitors to the town
• Union official calls for more permanent shipbuilding jobs in PortsmouthA union negotiator is calling for permanent shipyard jobs to be filled at BAE Systems’ Portsmouth base.
• Controlled parking mooted as commuters invade roads PARKING permits could be the answer to clogged streets in Oxford’s Wood Farm and Lye Valley areas, according to a senior transport officer.
• Story of a Bedfordshire man’s career on the railways set in motionThe 46-YEAR railway career of a man who rose from junior clerk to chief operating inspector has been published.
• Road closed after single vehicle smash A DORSET road was closed after an accident involving a single vehicle.

Other News Sources

• Two people suffer life-threatening injuries after car crashes through M25 barrier Three people taken to hospital, two with life-threatening injuries, after a serious collision on the M25 near Godstone. Police advised motorists to find alternative routes
• Female cyclist killed in collision with a car on the B9102The accident happened shortly after 9am on Saturday
• Mopeds and motorcycles on offer to help East Sussex NEETS A transport loan scheme has been launched to help those struggling to get to work, training or education.